Google has begin showing betting odds in featured snippets in their search results, that are triggered by including “odds” in the search query along with a person, sporting event, sports team or player. Dan Barker was the first to notice featured snippets being displayed for sports betting odds. Google is starting to (attempt to) show […]
Archives for August 4, 2015
Yahoo Testing Search Result Ads With Colored Background
This particular test by Yahoo with their search result ads is definitely a blast from the past. They are testing search ads with a pale blue background. Those who have been around the industry for a while will remember when colored backgrounds – first blue then yellow, along with some random test colors along the […]
Movie Theme Carousels in Google’s Movie Knowledge Panels
If you are a movie buff, you are going to love a new feature from Google. When you search for a movie on Google, such as a favorite movie or a movie in a favorite genre, Google will also present three different carousels that users can click on to see related movies in a specific […]
Bing Adds TripAdvisor Reviews to Search Results for Hotels & Attractions
Bing is stepping up their game in local travel by adding reviews from TripAdvisor into their search results when people search for specific hotels and attractions. Here are some examples for hotel searches. And here is an example of a theme park also showing the TripAdvisor reviews. It is worth noting that when these TripAdvisor […]
Google Adds Snippets to Movie Review Knowledge Cards
Google recently made a change to include movie review scores in their knowledge cards at the top of the search results. They have now expanded those cards to include not only the ratings but also quotes from the reviews themselves. You can then click to expand and see more critic reviews. Here is another one, […]
Bing Showcases Yelp Reviews in Search Results
If you are looking for reviews of a restaurant or business, Bing has you covered as they have added a new Yelp review box to their search results which highlight Yelp reviews when you search for “<business name> reviews” in Bing. Here is how it looks when you do a search for “<restaurant name> reviews.” […]